42-30470 Wolf Pack

Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Gore 22/6/43; Geiger 25/6/43; Gr Isle 29/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 416BS/99BG Navarin 29/7/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 342BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; weather aircraft from 15/7/44; burned out when washed by gasoline 30/7/44. WOLF PACK.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29473) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle" of the 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force during a mission over Turin. Official caption on image: "26599 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15th AF, 99th BG, 347th BS.' Printed caption on reverse: '26599 AC - A picturesque coastline in the Mediterranean forms a backdrop for a USAAF Flying Fortress on its way to bomb the vital Turin, Italy ball bearing plane on Nov. 8. This plane is one of a large formation whic

99th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Added association to the 97 BG  listed in the A/C #42-30470 description section.

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Added associations to the 342 BS and the 97 BG listed in the A/C #42-30470 description section.

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Added an association to the airfield listed in the A/C #42-30470 description section

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Added an association to the 99 BG listed in the A/C #42-30470 description section.

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCE:  https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-105-bo-42-30432-…

 

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Added associations to the 416 BS and the 99 BG listed in the A/C #42-30470 description section.

Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log